I don’t mind being typecast, says Simi Chahal

With the choices of her roles in Punjabi films. actress Simi Chahal has successfully earned herself a place in the list of popularity. Audiences love her, adore the characters she portrays and wait for her upcoming projects. Be it ‘Pakko’ from Bambukat or Guddi in Rabb Da Radio, Simi is happy for her choices and admits that she is in the best phase of life.“The phase, where you are approached to be a part of a film, doesn’t come on a platter. You have to prove your potential and trust me, this process never ends. With every single film that you do, you have to prove as to why you are worth that role,” says Simi, who was recently in Chandigarh to talk about her two forthcoming Punjabi films, Daana Paani and Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua. While Daana Paani co-stars Jimmy Sheirgil, the latter one is alongside Harish Verma. Simi is all smiles while talking about both her films. Neither does she pay heed towards getting multi-starrer films nor is she botherd about being typecast.“I am choosy when it comes to my work,” says Simi. “But that selection process does not depend upon the sphere of the film or the big faces that it features. I focus on the script and what it has to offer to the audience in terms of story. For instance, Bambukat or Rabb Da Radio and now these upcoming films surely have a freshness…”But, in all the films that she is talking about, Simi’s character is either of a village girl or a small town lass. Isn’t she worried about getting the similar kind of roles, we wonder? “Maybe you are talking about the being typecast.” she smiles, adding, “Which don’t matter to me as far as I am getting the work that I enjoy doing and people enjoy watching it. To you it may seem that all the roles are similar but for me they are not. Every character has its own life, which challenges me as an actor. I am here to work and am doing it. Nothing else is important.”